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Troubleshooting

Operational difficulties may be improved by restoring the initial settings on the [SETUP] menu. Select [RESET] on the SETUP menu and reset the Setup parameters.

1:The camera is not turned on. 1-1: Are the batteries inserted or the

AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC1) correctly connected? Check the connection.

1-2: Are the batteries sufficiently charged? Use sufficiently charged batteries (when using Ni-MH batteries). Replace them with new batteries (when using Alkaline batteries).

2:As the power is turned on, it turns

off immediately.

2-1: Is the battery power sufficient to operate the camera? Charge the batteries (when using Ni-MH batteries). Replace them with new batteries (when using Alkaline batteries).

2-2: Are the batteries other than the recommended ones?

2-3: The remaining battery life of the Nickel Manganese battery cannot be correctly displayed because of its characteristics.

2-4: If you press the shutter button halfway without enough power remaining on the batteries, the camera may be turned off. This is a feature which helps to avoid abnormal recordings due to insufficient battery power, not a malfunction. Replace the batteries.

2-5: The Power Save is set before shipment. Therefore, the camera is turned off in 2 minutes if you do not operate it. This is not a

malfunction. You can select it on the setup menu.

3:The brightness of the screen becomes dark or bright for a

moment.

3:This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures.

4:The picture cannot be recorded. 4-1: Is the card inserted?

4-2: Is the mode dial correctly set? Check it.

4-3: There is no memory capacity left on the card. Before recording, delete some pictures.

5:The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor. (The power

indicator is lit.)

5-1: Is the LCD monitor set to OFF?

5-2: Does the economy mode work?

5-3: Is the built-in flash charging?

6:The LCD monitor is too bright

or dark.

6:Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor.

7:Flash does not light.

7:The flash mode is set to forced OFF. Change the flash mode.

8:The focus range depends on recording mode.

8-1: Set the mode dial to the mode corresponding to the distance to the subject.

8-2: Set the [AF TRIGGER] to

[ SHUTTER ].

9:The picture is not played back. 9-1: Is the card inserted?

9-2: Is there a picture in the card?

9-3: Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?

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DMC-LC70PP, DMC-LC50PP, DMC-LC80PP specifications

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